The Hole of Heaven thrummed and hummed. The twelve Spears of the End anchored across the world collapsed and shattered, their escaping patterns of light transforming into specks of stardust that drifted toward all things in the mortal world.
They scattered across mountain ranges, fell among forests, flowed into rivers and seas, and adorned the streets and cities...
At the same time, a resonance triggered from deep beneath the earth began to pulse along with them, as though together they were playing a grand symphony, guiding these notes from the sky into its rhythm and embellishing the world.
Some unknown change quietly took place.
Meanwhile, in Fuyuki City.
Since dawn, the citizens had successively experienced a series of anomalies: the sky dimming, the earth shaking, strange red-and-black apertures opening in the heavens, transparent barriers appearing at the city's outskirts, and more. Hiding in their shelters, they stared blankly at the glowing dust drifting down from the sky and instinctively reached out to receive it.
The specks of light sank into their bodies the moment they touched their skin, inexplicably soothing the agitation and fear in their hearts.
It did not seem so frightening after all.
"Roar! Roar!"
Dull roars pierced the clouds. Several strange creatures resembling lizards, with wings upon their backs, circled through the mountain region on the outskirts of the New City amid fierce winds.
For some reason, the monsters' bodies over ten meters long, their hard scales, sharp claws and fangs, and faintly oppressive presence failed to awaken the citizens' instinctive fear of predators. They caused only the slightest ripples in their eyes, and even that small disturbance quickly settled.
Wyverns, legendary ancient mystical creatures that had nearly gone extinct, were cruel and savage by nature.
However, they were safe, because these creatures were controlled summons. Restrained